Edme Quenedey des Ricets
ARTISTEdmé Quenedey des Ricets was a French painter and engraver, known most especially for his miniatures. He was born in Riceys-le-Haut. One of a family of eight children, he was initially destined for the priesthood, but studied instead at Dijon; he began his career as a restorer of pictures. Upon the invention of the physionotrace by Gilles-Louis Chrétien they cooperated for making portraits. In 1789 he began for himself. With his wife, Marie-Madeleine Pella, he had two children, Adèle and Aglaë; the latter later became an assistant to his father. He died in Paris.
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Edme Quenedey des Ricets, wall art & digital downloads
Edme Quenedey des Ricets (French, 1756–1830) has 2 public-domain artworks in the Archive Lane archive, each available as a digital download or a made-to-order print.
Edmé Quenedey des Ricets was a French painter and engraver, known most especially for his miniatures. He was born in Riceys-le-Haut. One of a family of eight children, he was initially destined for the priesthood, but studied instead at Dijon; he began his career as a restorer of pictures. Upon the invention of the physionotrace by Gilles-Louis Chrétien they cooperated for making portraits. In 1789 he began for himself. With his wife, Marie-Madeleine Pella, he had two children, Adèle and Aglaë; the latter later became an assistant to his father. He died in Paris.
Biography adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
At a glance
Most of Edme Quenedey des Ricets's work on the site falls under Prints (2), Paintings (2), Drawings (1).
By movement, it's catalogued as Baroque (2).
Culture: French (5).
By orientation: 3 portrait, 2 square.
Dated work in this group ranges from 1780 to 1787.
Other French artists of the period
Artists from the same country and generation, also in the archive:
- Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot — 821 artworks
- Théodore Géricault — 380 artworks
- Théodore Géricault — 380 artworks
- Hubert Robert — 374 artworks
- Jean-Honoré Fragonard — 363 artworks
- Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres — 235 artworks
- Horace Vernet — 215 artworks
- Jacques Louis David — 208 artworks
Prints of these artworks
As well as a free preview and digital download, each of these 2 artworks can be ordered printed, rolled or framed, made to order and shipped locally from $21.99.
Sizes and framing
Sizes are listed in inches and centimetres, with up to 26 sizes available depending on the print type, from small desk pieces up to large statement pieces. A size that doesn't match this artwork's own proportions is centred and trimmed to fit, and each print type's page states exactly how much of the image that removes.